Here's Why the End of the F***ing World Cast Look So F***ing Familiar
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While you were busy digesting the second season of the blood-stained whirlwind that is Netflix's delightfully twisted The End of the F***ing World, you were probably left with a few familiar faces you couldn't quite place. In order for you to resume your viewing without that "but how do I know her?" feeling, we've gathered together the cast's best-known roles. And with the likes of Mamma Mia!, Black Mirror, and Sherlock in their repertoires, we have to hand it to the casting agents — these actors are going places! Read on to experience a chorus of "oh, yeahhh."
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Jessica Barden as Alyssa
Barden is most recognized for her role in the TV series Penny Dreadful as Justine. She also appears in the films The New Romantic, Hanna, Far From the Madding Crowd, and The Lobster.
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Alex Lawther as James
While Lawther is credited for parts in The Imitation Game and Goodbye Christopher Robin, his breakthrough role was arguably as Kenny in the Black Mirror episode "Shut Up and Dance", which famously left viewers unnerved with its very twisted ending.
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Jonathan Aris as Professor Clive Koch
Yes, you've seen the terrifying Professor Koch before. The actor has appeared in The Night Manager and plays Sherlock's beleaguered Anderson alongside Benedict Cumberbatch. He's also had a handful of smaller roles in films like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and The Death of Stalin.
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Steve Oram as Phil
Oram plays a lead role in Ben Wheatley's explosive film Sightseers. Fun fact: both The End of the F***ing World's Stella (Eileen Davies) and Professor Clive Koch (Jonathan Aris) also appear in the film.
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Josh Dylan as Todd
Josh Dylan got hearts racing in 2018's Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again as the younger, blonder version of Bill, and it seems his character in TEOTFW has a similar effect on Alyssa. In season two he plays Todd, a handsome and well-meaning (but dim-witted) guy who lives in Alyssa's new town and agrees to marry her.
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Christine Bottomley as Gwen
Christine Bottomley, who plays Alyssa's mother Gwen, has appeared in shows like Fearless (as Jenna), Hard Sun (as Maggie), and the 2019 series Back to Life (as Mandy).
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Tim Key as Motel Owner
Tim Key appears in a single episode of season two as a skeevy motel owner who has a creepy interaction with Bonnie. As for the actor's other work, he's popped up in This Time With Alan Partridge to play Simon, and also appeared as James Wirm in Pls Like.
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Naomi Ackie as Bonnie
How unsettling is Bonnie, you guys?! The chilling character — who is dead set on getting revenge against James and Alyssa — is played by rising star Naomi Ackie, who broke out with a role in Lady Macbeth alongside Florence Pugh. She'll also play Jannah in 2019's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.